National news reporting – Print Winner Mr Haggai Matsiko, The IndependentInside the Shs 1 trillion bailout Runner-up Mr Sulaiman Kakaire, The ObserverFour universities producing fake nurses Honourable mention Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Daily MonitorGovernment officials fight over new cancer machine deal The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko has taken the National News Reporting …
Read More »Watchdogs allege Shell knew about Nigeria oil kickbacks
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Corruption watchdogs alleged Monday that Shell executives knew that money earmarked for a controversial oil deal was being used to bribe senior Nigerian officials, a claim rebuffed by the petroleum giant. The allegations by Global Witness and Finance Uncovered refer to the 2011 purchase by oil …
Read More »JOB TITLE: Business Planning and Performance specialist UNOC
JOB TITLE: Business Planning and Performance specialist REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer DEADLINE: 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than 24th April 2017 JOB PURPOSE: This role will be responsible for supporting strategic and tactical planning, risk management, business integration (UNOC, UNOC Subsidiaries and non-operated assets), management reporting, and also act as a critical interface …
Read More »JOBS: Commercial Manager Uganda National Oil Company Ltd
JOB TITLE: Commercial Manager UNOC REPORTS TO: Chief Commercial Officer DEADLINE: 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than 24th April 2017 JOB PURPOSE: To lead the design, planning and implementation of the strategic and commercial objectives of UNOC UNOC The Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) was established under Section 42 of the Petroleum (Exploration, …
Read More »JOBS: Senior Financial accountant National Oil UNOC
JOB TITLE: Senior Financial accountant REPORTS TO: CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER DEADLINE: 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than 24th April 2017 JOB PURPOSE: To maintain an effective business control framework, generate management, group & statutoryaccounts and supervise Finance control activities. UNOC The Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) was established under Section 42 of the Petroleum …
Read More »JOBS: Human Resource Officer Uganda National Oil Company UNOC
JOB TITLE: Chief Human Resource Officer, UNOC (see below) REPORTS TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DEADLINE: 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than 24th April 2017 JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for the overall strategic planning and initiatives of human resources, change management, policy formulation and organizational design for UNOC and its subsidiaries. The Uganda National Oil …
Read More »Uganda, Tanzania make headway on pipeline project
Uganda and Tanzania have reached the final stages of the modalities of the oil pipeline project. Officials at the Ministry of Energy say that the cost of the project will be dealt with after design studies of the pipeline are concluded and after the line ministers and presidents of either …
Read More »JOBS: Quality Health Safety and Environment Manager UNOC
JOB TITLE: Quality Health Safety and Environment Manager UNOC REPORTS TO: Chief Operating Officer DEADLINE: 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than 24th April 2017 JOB PURPOSE: Develop and implement Health Safety and Environment activities for UNOC, in line with company policies. UNOC The Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) was established under Section …
Read More »Drought shatters Turkana’s dreams of a better future
Lokamarinyang, Kenya | AFP | In just a few years water, oil and money would flow. Roads, schools and hospitals would follow. Turkana’s generations of poverty and neglect in Kenya’s arid north would end. But it was not to be: five years after the discovery of oil, and four since …
Read More »PetroChina profit plunges 78% to record low
Shanghai, China | AFP | State-owned Chinese energy giant PetroChina on Thursday announced it slumped to a record-low profit for 2016 as global oil price weakness slashed earnings by 78 percent. Net profit fell to 7.86 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), the Beijing-based company said in a statement to the Hong Kong …
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